Photos: World's elite athletes honoured at Laureus Sports Awards

Track star Usain Bolt, tennis player Andy Murray and skydiver Felix Baumgartner were among the big winners at Monday night's Laureus Sports Awards, which honour athletes from around the world in individual categories. Bolt, who won three gold medals at the Olympics won the top prize: Sportsman of the Year.

Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses with the award for Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in the winners studio during the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards at Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro on March 11, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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